Collapsible dinner-pail.



T. L. SCOTT & A. LISKA.

COLLAPSIBLB DINNER PAIL.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.26, 1912.

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Witnesses r I Attorneys Patented July 30, 1912.

lnventom T. L. SCOTT & A. LISKA.

OOLLAPSIBLB DINNER PAIL.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.26, 1912.

1,033,83 1. Patenca July 30, 1912.

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THOMAS L. SCOTT AND ADAM LISKA, OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAPSIBLE DINNER-PAIL.

Application filed April 26, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 35, 1212.

Serial no. 693,472.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS L. Score. andADAM LISKA, citizens of the United States, residing at Johnstown, in thecounty of Cambria, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulCollapsible Dinner-Pail, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in collapsible dinnerpails, the primary object of the invention being the provision of anovel form of pail body, the end, front and rear walls of which arehingedly connected to the bottom and are so constructed as to be foldedrelatively to lie upon and parallel with each other, the cover for thepail being provided with a rim that registers with the walls whenextended and which when the walls are collapsed forms a receptacle forthe bottom and walls, one of the walls and the cover being provided withhinging means to permit the cover to be hinged when the walls areextended and to form a look when the bottom and walls are collapsedwithin the cover.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of the complete pailextended, the cover being broken away at one corner to clearly show thelocking of the end and front walls when extended. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view through the pail when collapsed. Fig. 3 is a crosssection through the same. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through thepail when in extended position. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the pailwhen in extended position. Fig. 6 is a bottom perspective of the pailcollapsed.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral. 1 designates the bottom of thepail which has hingedly connected thereto at its respective edges, therear wall 2, the front wall 8, and the respective end walls 4 and 5. Theedges of the respective walls are flanged so that when the same areextended, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5 will overlap or interlock,

but in order to insure the proper fit thereof to provide a rigidstructure when the walls are extended, a pair of catches 6 are properlyconnected to the respective end walls 4 and 5 through the medium of thepivoting ins 7. Each one of the catches 6 is provided with the flangededges or upturned ends 8, which are disposed to engage the adjacentportions of the front and rear walls and force the corner flanges as at3'-4, Fig. 1 into locked engagement. The knobs 9, carried by the pins 7,are exterior of the ends 4 and 5 to permit of the ready turning of thecatches into locked or unlocked position.

The wall 2 is provided at its upper edge with a bead or sleeve 10, whichwhen the cover C is in position to cover the extended. walls, isdisposed to aline with the series of sleeves 11 carried by one rim ofthe cover to receive the terminal of the sliding wire catch 12, which isprovided with the handle 13 and is at all times bodily removable withthe cover C. The cover is further provided with the handle H, wherebythe pail may be carried both when collapsed and extended. The cover isfurther provided with the inwardly bent prong or tang 15 which isdisposed to enter the elongated slot 16 of the wall 3 and thus provide alock to permit the extended pail to be carried through the medium of thecover, this tang being inserted in the slot 16 previous to the securingof the catch 12 in the position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

In order to lock the collapsed bottom and walls within the rim of thecover C, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the sleeve 14 carried bythe end wall 5 is so positioned as to be disposed between two of thesleeves 11 of the cover G to receive the terminal of the catching wire12, while the tang 15 forms a keeper for the opposite edge of thecollapsed bot-tom and walls so that the same cannot fall out of thecover when in col lapsed position without the release of the catch wire12. By this means it will be seen that the handle H, provides a readymeans for carrying the pailboth when collapsed as shown in Fig. 3, andwhen extended, as shown in Fig. 1.

What is claimed is 1. A. collapsible dinner pail, having a bottom, fourwalls hingedly connected to the edges thereof and collapsible inwardly,one of the walls being provided with a slot through the body thereofnear its upper edge, means for locking the Walls extended, a coverhaving a rim forming a receptacle for the upper edges of the Walls Whenextended and a receptacle for the bottom and. four Walls When the Wallsare collapsed, an inwardly bent tang carried by the cover to enter theslot of one Wall when the cover fits upon the extended Walls, co-actingcatch members carried by the cover and the Wall opposite to the oneengaged by the tang to hingedly connect the cover to the Wall, andlocking means carried by one of the walls for co-action with thecover-carried catch member When the Walls are collapsed and the bottomand the Walls are incased in the cover, the tang embracing the oppositeside of the collapsed Walls and assisting the catch in retaining thebottom and Walls Within the cover.

2. A collapsible dinner pail, having a bottom, four Walls hingedlyconnected to the edges thereof and collapsible inwardly, one of theWalls being provided With a slot through the body thereof near its upperedge, oo-act-ing means carried by the adjacent edges of opposed Wallsfor locking the Walls in extended position, a cover having a rim forminga receptacle for the upper edges of the Walls when the Walls areextended and a receptacle for the collapsed bottom and four Walls, aninwardly bent tang carried by the cover and disposed to enter the slotof one wall When the cover is mounted upon the extended Walls, co-actingcatch members carried by the cover and the Wall opposite to the oneengaged by the tang to hingedly connect the cover to the Wall, andlocking means carried by one of the Walls for co-action With thecover-carried catch member When the Walls are collapsed and the bottomand Walls are incased in the cover, the tang embracing the collapsedWalls and bottom from the opposite side to the catch member to assist inretaining the same Within the cover.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our oWn,.We have heretoa-flixed our signatures in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS L. SCOTT. ADAM LISKA. lVitnesses:

J. J. VVATERs, ALEX COVER.

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